Thank you for participating in NALA's 2026 Fiber Flax Grower & Processor Survey! This survey should take you about 15 minutes to complete.

Purpose: Establish the North American fiber flax production baseline, understand cultivation, harvest and primary processing capacity, and identify the economic and infrastructure constraints to expansion.

Who should complete this survey: Growers and organizations involved in growing, harvesting, retting, scutching/decortication, and other primary preparation of fiber flax. Universities and research/demonstration producers are included. Primary production and primary fiber preparation remain in this survey; downstream manufacturing and market adoption remain in the Industry Survey.

Special Note: We are collecting data related to fiber flax applications. Please only include oilseed acreage / volumes / processes if it relates to flax fiber applications.
Respondent Information

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1. Name (Required.)

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2. Address
At minimum, please include State/Province

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4. phone

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5. Which best describes your current involvement with flax?
Select all that apply.

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6. Where is your flax production or processing located?
Please identify the location(s) to the level of detail you are comfortable

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7. Approximately how much flax will you plant or manage in 2026?
Select one range. Ranges avoid requiring disclosure of precise acreage. (Required.)

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8. Approximately how much flax do you anticipate planting or managing in 2027?
Select one range. (Required.)

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9. What type of flax are you producing?
Select all that apply (Required.)

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10. What variety or varieties of flax did you plant in 2026?
Select all that apply

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11. What were your approximate 2026 yields for flax grown for fiber applications?
Enter the amount and indicate whether the figures are total harvest or per acre.

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12. Which cultivation practices did you use for your 2026 fiber flax crop?
Select all that apply

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13. Which harvesting equipment or methods did you use?
Select all that apply

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14. How are you retting your flax fiber?
Select all that apply

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15. What method of decortication or scutching are you using?
Select all that apply

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16. What additional primary processing capabilities do you currently have access to?
Select all that apply. Normal baling/harvest equipment is not counted here as a processing capability.

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17. What are the three greatest constraints preventing you from increasing flax production or primary processing?
Select up to 3

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18. What additional infrastructure, equipment, services, or support would most enable you to expand?
Select up to 3

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19. Who is your current or intended customer, and what form of flax product are they purchasing or seeking?
Select all applicable customer types

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20. What price or economic conditions would make increased flax production or primary processing commercially attractive to you?
Provide a target price where practical and/or describe the economic conditions required.

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21. What is the single greatest obstacle preventing flax fiber production in your region from expanding to commercial or sustainable small-scale production?
Select one primary obstacle.

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22. Please share any other comments you have below:

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23. What information can we use when we report the survey results?
Please select all that apply

Thank you for completing the 2026 NALA Fiber Flax Grower & Processor Survey!
Your responses will provide valuable insights towards a successful North American flax linen supply chain!
 
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